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12565 (v.3) Design Career Strategies 322
Area: | Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Development of a range of skills related to career planning, including career management during student years and after, the effective job hunt, the resume, the interview, overseas and interstate job hunting. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this units, students will have- Gained an overview of career possibilities. An understanding of personal career aspirations. An understanding of professional strengths and weaknesses and identification of areas for development. The tools to improve the success rate of landing an intitial job and work experience with the kind of firm that will foster personal professional goals. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | RitaSue Siegel Associates, New york, Design Recruiting Services, www.ritasuesiegelresources.com Hays Montrose, Recruiting and Consulting Service, Perth, www.hays.com.au Lommerse, M. (2001), Career Development of University Educated Interior Designers/Interior Architects: Past, Present and Future, Bell and Howell Publications, Chicago. |
Unit Texts: | Reader provided. Goldfarb, R. (1993), Careers By Design: A Headhunters Secrets for Success and Survival in Graphic Design, 2nd ed, Allworth Press, New York. Linton, H. (2000), Portfolio Design, 2nd ed, W.W. Norton and Company, New York. Images Australia, (1994), Architects and Interior Designers of Australia and New Zealand, Images Australia, Melbourne. Casey, K. (1996), Jobs Abroad: An Australian Traveller's Guide to Working Overseas, Kimberly Publications. Fox, M. (1988), Put Your Degree to Work: The New Professional's Guide to Career Planning and Job Hunting, 2nd ed, W.W. Norton, United States of America. Casey, K. (1996), Jobs Abroad: An Australian Traveller's Guide to Working Overseas, Kimberly Publications. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Career aspirations portfolio (individual) 50%, Mock interview and analysis (individual and peer assessment) 15%, Resume, covering letter and visual identity (individual) 25%, Student tutorials on firms (group) 10%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 40100 Architecture and Urban Environment (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Lim Kok Wing Inst Malaysia | Trimester 2A | Y | | |
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External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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